This Day In History

February 29th - - Leap Day

St. Oswald - - Bishop

1288  Scotland established that women could propose marriage to a man! If he refused, he was required to pay a fine.
1860  The electric tabulating machine invented by Herman Hollerith.
1940  Gone with the Wind won 8 Oscars at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1939.
1944  Dorothy McElroy Vredenburgh of Alabama became the first woman appointed secretary of a national political party was named to the Democratic National Committee.
1960  The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago. It featured waitresses in bunny outfits.

1736  Founder of Shakerism Ann Lee
1792  Opera Composer Gioacchino Rossini
1904  Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey
1972  Actor Antonio Sabato, Jr.

1956

• The Great Pretender - The Platters

• Band of Gold - Don Cherry

• The Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter & his Orchestra

• I Hear You Knocking - Gale Storm

1961

• Pony Time - Chubby Checker

• Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis

• Calcutta - Lawrence Welk

• Don't Worry - Mary Robbins

1964

• I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

• Dawn (Go Away) - The Four Seasons

• You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore

• See the Funny Little Clown - Bobby Goldsboro

1970

• Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

• Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

• Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton

• It's Just a Matter of Time - Sonny James

1972

• Without You - Nilsson

• Never Been to Spain - Three Dog Night

• American Pie - Don McLean

• It's Four in the Morning - Faron Young

1979

• Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart

• Fire - Pointer Sisters

• Somewhere in the Night - Barry Manilow

• Every Which Way but Loose - Eddie Rabbitt

1984

• Jump - Van Halen

• Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

• Thriller - Michael Jackson

• Stay Young - Don Williams

1988

• Father Figure - George Michael

• Say You Will - Foreigner

• Can't Stay Away from You - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

• I Won't Take Less than Your Love - Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet

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